PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A couple injured in the Amtrak 188 regional train derailment have filed
a lawsuit in federal court against Amtrak and the train engineer. They
have hired Fredric Eisenberg of the Philadelphia law firm Eisenberg,
Rothweiler, Winkler, Eisenberg & Jeck, P.C. to represent them.

Newlyweds Declan MacFarland and his wife Kathryn Varnum were living in
Virginia and in the process of relocating to New York City to begin
their life together in an apartment they had recently agreed to lease.
On May 12, they were travelling aboard Amtrak 188 so that Declan and
Kathryn could attend job and client interviews scheduled for the
following day. At approximately 9:20 p.m., the couple sensed that the
train was entering a curve much too fast. They were suddenly thrown
about inside the car as it left the track and turned on its side.
Kathryn suffered multiple pelvic, hip and spinal fractures; Declan
sustained a concussion, brain injury and head contusions. The couple
were taken to Temple University Hospital where Kathryn had multiple
surgeries, critical hospital care and acute inpatient rehabilitation.
The full extent of their injuries is still being determined.

“Amtrak has known about this dangerous turn for decades. 79 people have
already been killed there in the past,” commented Eisenberg. “If Amtrak
had chosen to do the right thing, to take the proper safety precautions,
then this tragedy could have been prevented. We are going to do
everything in our power to see that Amtrak is held accountable for its
negligent and reckless actions, and that this never happens again.”

Eight passengers died and more than 200 passengers were injured when the
train bound for New York City derailed at Frankford Junction, northeast
of Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station. Reasons for the train’s high rate
of speed and loss of control remain under investigation.

Eisenberg, Rothweiler, Winkler, Eisenberg & Jeck, P.C. is a
highly respected law firm in Philadelphia and the nation, specializing
in complex catastrophic personal injury. The firm has recovered some of
the highest awards in Pennsylvania history for its clients. For more
information, visit www.erlegal.com